You have done your research. You have
written your book. Now, you want to take a leap with the self-publishing route.
Are you overwhelmed about your decision? Are you aware where to start and how
to find a company that will help you self publish your book? Well, you need to
make yourself acquainted with the process. If you want your self publishing
venture to go smooth, you need to know few aspects. Let us explore more about
publishing your book on your own.
Requesting
a Quote-
This is the very first thing you need
to do. It is essential to know whether you can afford to self publish your book
or not and these quotes will help you in this regard. Further, this will also
help get answers to basic questions including printing cost, duration of the
process, etc. In this initial and essential step, you must get acquainted with
the firm who will assist you.
Book
Registration process-
Once you finalize to proceed with self publishing after getting
quotes, it is needed to provide basic information about your book including the
title, International Standard Book Number, subtitle, number of pages, etc. This
is the book registration process. To sell your books in stores or online, you must
have an ISBN for your book. You can also get a barcode for your book. The publishing
company you choose should be able to handle these processes for you.
Editing,
proofreading and Design-
You need to decide whether to go for
a computer or to use the typewriter. Grammatical errors can be detected easily through
computers. Still there are some mistakes. In case of a typewriter, the
publishing company needs to do the typing for transferring the manuscript to a
computer. On the basis of the service you choose from your publishing company,
the company will do some copyediting and grammar and punctuation corrections. The
publishing company checks sentence construction and spelling.
Get your manuscript proofread by a
professional having superior knowledge of the language. As they can simply discover
errors that most authors would not see, you can minimize most of the errors. It
is necessary in your venture as a writer to proofread. The cover is the very
first thing that a reader usually sees. Cover determines whether a reader would
open the book or not. So, you must design it keenly. Get feedback from your
friends, relatives, neighbors, etc. Constructive criticism and honest
suggestion will be your step to success. For cover design, you may have your
own ideas. You can consult it with your publishing company. The costs of these
services may vary depending on the type of package you choose.
Review, Printing-
After completing all above mentioned
processes it is time for the final review. You have to review your book and
after you give green signal they will proceed further. Be careful and review it
from cover to cover. This is so as you give the go-ahead to print; it is very
hard to stop the presses.
Promotion
and Marketing
Marketing and promotion is very
important task in your self-publishing venture. There are different views for
marketing strategy. Publishing companies also have different marketing plans. Sometimes,
this may be a value added service or it may be inclusive in the package. It is
also possible to create your own marketing strategy besides what your publishing
company is offering you.
In today’s competitive world, it is
not simple to stand ahead in the crowd. Many writers try to find out the simplest
way to self-publish. However most of the writers fail in this venture as it is
not as easy as it seems to be.
If you want to self-publish your
book, research should be your first step. Search for a self publishing company
that you can work with. Self-publishing your book is a great way to educate
yourself. It will give you a chance to learn marketing insight.
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